Our Jury

For nearly two decades, Aaron Gekoski has traveled the world documenting the complex relationship between humans and animals. A photojournalist and filmmaker focused on conservation, his work covers issues such as the illegal wildlife trade and wildlife tourism. His mission is to turn challenging subjects into powerful visual stories.

In 2024, he was named Environmental Photographer of the Year by Prince Albert II of Monaco, and has earned accolades at Wildlife Photographer of the Year and Nature Photographer of the Year. As co-founder of Four Corners, he has produced over 100 documentaries for outlets including National Geographic, Al Jazeera, Sky and Apple TV. His film Eyes of the Orangutan was nominated at both JacksonWild and Wildscreen festivals. His latest feature, Dethroned, won Best of Show at the Impact Docs Awards.

Ashane Marasinghe is an award-winning wildlife photographer from Sri Lanka, currently based in Finland. He holds the EFIAP/b distinction from the Fédération Internationale de l’Art Photographique (FIAP) in France, along with several other honors from renowned international photographic organizations. His work has earned recognition in prestigious competitions such as Big Picture, Nature’s Best Photography, Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY), Magical Nature, Nature inFocus, the Biodiversity Photography Contest (FIIN), and Nature and Humans, among others. His photographs have been published in National Geographic Italia, GEO, VIEW Magazine, and Sanctuary Asia, and have been exhibited around the world.”

Hanneke Van Camp is a nature photographer from Belgium who spends most of the year in Arctic Europe. In search of a life close to nature, she regularly pushes the boundaries of her comfort zone.

Her love of nature has accompanied her since childhood – and led her from studying biology to the camera.

With her photos Hanneke hopes to inspire people to reconnect to nature, to rediscover its value, and to eventually become ambassadors for its conservation.

Alfonso Lario Doylataguerra (Alicante, Spain, 1965). Photographer for more than 40 years, he has focused on Nature. To his early naturalist vocation, he added his studies and work as an ornithologist and scientific bird ringer. He regularly collaborates in biodiversity monitoring activities.

To all this work of observation and study of Nature Alfonso adds his training and experience as a teacher of Natural Sciences and Environmental Education. All this has allowed his work in the field to have a clear reflection in the dissemination and awareness for the conservation of wildlife, or giving talks, workshops and courses on photography or environmental education.  

His images, with their own style, have appeared in various publications, both digital and printed, and have been recognised in various exhibitions and competitions of international renown such as FotoCAM, Montphoto or the Festival de l’Oiseau.

Alfonso has also collaborated and promoted the creation of several associations related to the conservation and study of Nature. Among others, he has been an active part of the famous international project ‘Meet Your Neighbours’.

Co-founder of WildWatching Spain. Biologist by training, hobby and devotion, he studied Biological Sciences in Barcelona. Once he finished his training, he returned to the Cantabrian mountain range, the land of his origins. He trained in the field with many species, such as the red-legged partridge, lesser kestrel, great bustard, little bustard, little bustard, wolf, Bonelli’s eagle, etc. His work with the Cantabrian chamois in his early years, and with the Cantabrian capercaillie, with which he continues to work today, is particularly noteworthy.

Adriana Claudia Sanz has lived in Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina since she was very young, where she developed a strong contact and bond with nature. Her mastery in the environment allows her to dedicate herself to caring for it and that is where she discovers photography.

Today she is dedicated to both passions. In her photos, she seeks to dignify the photographed subject by incorporating her artistic vision into each image, reflecting her interpretation of reality. She is a member of AFONA and Portfolio Natural; She is a speaker at congresses, a jury at competitions, she participates in exhibitions and activities to disseminate books and magazines. She several times awarded in international competitions.

He lives at the foot of the Sibillini Mountains National Park, a place that has deeply influenced his vision and passion for nature photography. He is co-founder of the group “Photonica3” and of the “Appennino Photo Festival,” now in its sixth edition. He has made photography a way to tell the silent beauty of nature.

He believes that photography is much more than just a hobby – it is a powerful tool for expressing emotions, thoughts, and sensitivity. Each shot becomes a moment of fusion with the landscape, a creative act that gives shape and color to his inner world, aiming to convey the magic that nature offers to the heart of those who look at it. He has received several awards by participating in numerous international photography contests.

Arturo has been photographing wildlife for 25 years, specialising in polar regions and underwater photography. He has seen his images published in numerous media around the world, including National Geographic (international and Spanish editions), and awarded in some of the most prestigious competitions (SONY World Photography, Bird Photographer of the Year, MontPhoto, Memorial Maria Luisa, FotoFIO, International Photographer of the Year, Fine Art Photo Awards, etc). 

He has published seven books on wildlife photography, which have sold thousands of copies. He also had the honor of participating with his images in The Evidence Project, together with the best photographers in the world: Sebastiao Salgado, Ami Vitale, Steve Winter, Brian Skerry, among others. 

Since 2013, all the proceeds generated by sales of his books have been donated to charitable causes – these donations already exceed 160,000 euros.

Arturo is founder and chairman of the ADF Foundation for Sustainable Development. One of the Foundation’s core aims is to use the power of photography to increase everyone’s awareness of climate change and environmental protection. 

Blair Ho (formerly Serena Dzenis) is an Australian image artist based in Reykjavik, Iceland. She is widely recognized for her surreal approach to photography. Her work explores the human impact on nature through architecture and imagined worlds, inviting the viewer into a space that sits between reality and a futuristic dream.

Her internationally acclaimed series, 2021 ± II: Utopia Broadcasting, has been exhibited in galleries and photography festivals in the UK, Europe, Asia, North America and Australia. She has also been featured in publications such as Aesthetica Magazine, The Guardian and the Sony World Photography Awards.

In addition to her artistic practice, Serena brings valuable experience to the photographic judging process, having judged major competitions such as the GDT European Wildlife Photographer of the Year, The Landscape Awards, MontPhoto, the Australian Photography Awards, among others. Her perspective is based on a deep technical knowledge, a narrative eye and a great sensitivity to the emotional resonance of an image, offering a thoughtful and imaginative approach to interacting with contemporary nature photography.